OSHA Inspection: KG HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES, INC

Issued

2021-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1463.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  Location: On the Ground  On 03/04/2021, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from overhead falling objects while walking where employees were working above and head protection was not utilized.

Issued

2021-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1463.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles.  Location: On the Roof  On 03/04/2021, an employee was exposed to flying particles while using a pneumatic nail gun to replace roof sheathing where eye protection was not utilized.

Issued

2021-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2048.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    Location: On the Roof  On 03/04/2021, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to approximately 20 feet to the ground while working on a residential roof replacement project where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

2021-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1463.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:   Location: On the Scaffold  On 03/04/2021, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to approximately 16 feet to the ground while working on a ladder jack scaffold where fall protection was not utilized.  Instances: a. On the North Side of the Building  b. On the South Side of the Building

Issued

2021-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another.   Location: On the South Side Scaffold  On 03/04/2021, employees were exposed to falls from heights up to approximately 16 feet to the ground while working on a ladder jack scaffold where scaffold planks were overlapped and two supports were not utilized for each plank